Category: New Zealand
A no-holds-barred chat with HoD winner and express-fave, Spankie Jackson, who dishes the dirt on Season 2’s cast, crew and behind the scenes drama! What does it mean to you to win House of Drag Season 2? Winning House of Drag season 2 is the biggest gift. It means that all the hard work and […]
Historian Gareth Watkins revisits significant dates in Aotearoa’s queer history. 11 April 1910 Artist Toss Woollaston was born in Stratford. He would become one of New Zealand’s most widely known contemporary painters. In 1980 Woollaston published Sage Tea, a lyrical account of his early life. Writer Hugh Young says that he was notably honest about […]
While most LGBT+ events and businesses will return after the Covid-19 pandemic, Wellington sauna Checkmate will not. Wellington sauna Checkmate has now closed. The Covid-19 pandemic appears to have been the final straw for the owners of the long-running gay establishment and they have decided the time has come to close the doors for good. […]
Why hookups are a go-no during our Level 4 Lockdown against COVID-19. Our Level 4 lockdown means bars and sex on-site venues around NZ have closed, but governments and health bodies are urging people to avoid casual hookups in general. On their website, Ending HIV state that while you can still use hook-up apps to […]
Garnet Station Cafe becomes Majenta Bar. There are plenty of cafes in Westmere but there hasn’t been a bar for years. Garnet Station’s Verity and Lisa spent the Summer hols painting and creating to transform their cafe of 13 years into a beautiful local, Majenta Bar. Still serving scrumptious wood-fired pizzas and meals, the menu […]
The Body Positive CEO says the ban will criminalise gay and bisexual men where surveys show 40% are poppers users. Positive’s CEO Mark Fisher is fighting back against the Medicines Classification Committee (MCC) recommendation to Medsafe to list alkyl nitrites (poppers) as a prescription-only substance. On March 6, Medsafe decided to accept the MCC recommendation […]
Owner says the move to a backpacker bar is a result of a “gross lack of support from the Rainbow community.” Auckland has one less gay bar in the city as Staircase rebrands from being a venue catering for LGBT+ community to appealing to backpackers under the new name of X Bar. X Bar, like […]
The victim of a homophobic assault following Wellington Pride tells express he wants to put the incident behind him. Joe Perrone and his partner were assaulted at a takeaway shop around 4.00am, the morning after the Wellington Pride parade. The incident occurred after Mr Perrone’s partner was accused of pushing in line at the store. […]